New parts day! Let the rehab begin.
And so it begins. The rehabilitation of my '06 EX-P @ 149k miles.
Suspension:
- Front/Rear loaded struts (KYB)
- Inner/Outer tie rods (delphi inner/TRW outer, not pictured UPS was late)
- Front lower control arms (ac delco gold, one not pictured ^^)
- Ball joints (ac delco gold)
- Rear upper control arms (mevotech supreme adjustable)
- Front/Rear swaybar links (delphi)
- Rear toe bolts (moog)
- Front camber bolts (mevotech)
- Engine mount set (anchor)
Maintenance:
- Oil Filter (denso)
- Air Filter (mahle)
- Oil (mobil1)
- Spark plugs (bosch)
- Cabin filter (mahle)
- Serpentine belt (continental)
I'm so excited to finally have this thing driving the way it should as opposed to feeling every bit of 150k with an engine that wants to jump out and at least one scary ball joint. I've had this Element for just under a year, maybe 6k miles on it so far but she's not rotted underneath (very rare for a NY car) so I plan to keep this for the long haul.
I may do some bushings in the rear (trailing arm) depending how things look when I get it apart, but I didn't want to order all that prematurely... also was not 100% sure what to order since I have never wrenched on Hondas before. I got 4 new axle nuts, and brake rotor screws in case I have to take the knuckles out... but again not sure if that is even required. Would appreciate any tips.
Anybody see anything obvious that I missed or a "while you're in there" item to snag before I start pulling it apart, ESPECIALLY if it would impact alignment since I will be getting that done immediately after replacing all these parts.